A new country has recently popped up on my travel wish list. I’m intrigued by movies like Eat Pray Love, 100 Foot Journey, Outsourced and the Exotic Marigold Hotel to visit India or any of the nearby islands. The colors, fabrics and gold accents are so inspiring to me!
In my dream home there is design an exotic tea room, plush with pillows, rugs, bold colors and ample windows. Preferably separated from the rest of the home, this would be the perfect place for to unwind, drink tea and be surrounded by flowers. Just for fun I created an inspiration board with furniture available on Chairish. I started with their collection of accent chairs and designed the space around a colorful French chair. The quality of these vintage or slightly-used pieces is amazing for the price! I saved a ton of great pieces in addition to these below on my favorites page too.
Products shown above are from Chairish:
- White retro flower chandelier, $140
- Embroidered leather pouf in lavender leather, $200
- Antique copper teakettle with brass acorn finial, $150
- Anichini San Miguel merino wool throw, $175
- Vintage chartreuse table lamp with gold details, $150
- Antique cerise French style accent chair, $100
- Authentic vintage purple overdyed Turkish rug (9ft x 5.5ft), $1000
- White Dorothy Draper style espana dresser, $725
As you can see there are a couple splurges up there, but I completely believe investing in quality is always wise. I definitely fell into lower price traps where I should have paid more attention to quality. It’s why there’s a cheap rolled up and stuffed in the corner of my dining room. I’d rather slowly purchase good furniture than speed through and get pieces I’m going to throw out. I admit for my first place it made since to just get things in room. Now that I have everything I need, I can slowly start replacing the items that I don’t care for/ are aging terribly. I’ll totally spend $100 on a great chair or $200 on a beautiful pouf!
Camille,
I love this post and the inspiration! How is it that we’ve never had tea together? I’m a big fan of green tea. Have you ever tried making your own green tea infusions using dried fruit like raspberries, acai berries and blueberries?…Yum! My sisters are doing a tea party themed baby shower for me…Megan’s idea!
I love all those movies! I have yet to see 100 Foot Journey, but have read that book. I love your whimsical color scheme for this tea room. Perhaps on your journey to India, you could pick up some incense, silk paintings and a silver tea set. If you ever go to India, you have to visit Udaipur, Rajasthan, my home town. There is a palace in the middle of a lake and that lake is breathtaking with all the beautiful hotels and palaces surrounding it. Plus lots of great day trips to forts and hill stations nearby.
Thank you so much for the suggestion! Udaipur sounds like the perfect place to visit and I hope to get there one day!